Microbiota and antibiotic therapy in rhinosinusitis

Abstract

Rhinosinusitis is one of the most frequently diagnosed diseases in patients seeking medical consultation. Sinusitis is a heterogeneous group of diseases and can be acute or chronic.The current state of knowledge on rhinosinusitis is presented in the recommendations of the European Position Paper on Rhinosynusitis and Nasal Polyps 2020 (EPOS 2020). More and more attention is paid to the condition of the microbiota in the context of inflammatory changes in the sinuses.There is also a negative effect of excessively prescribed antibiotics on the increase in bacterial resistance to drugs and significant changes in the disturbance in the composition of the microbiota during antibiotic therapy. Since the most common etiology of acute sinusitis is viral, the use of antibiotics in uncomplicated sinusitis is unjustified. New therapeutic solutions are sought, including the use of herbal medicines. The EPOS 2020 document recommends the use of BNO1016 in uncomplicated acute rhinosinusitis. New models of treatment also take into account the use of biological drugs, especially in the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis.